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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Contarini Pisani
Building in Venice, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 45°26′29″ N, 12°19′58″ E
- Address
- sotoportico del Traghetto, 3696, Cannaregio
History and description
Palazzo Contarini Pisani is a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district, overlooking the left side of the Grand Canal, between Palazzo Boldù and Casa Levi Morenos, in front of Ca' Corner della Regina.
History
Dating back to the 16th century and rebuilt from Veneto-Byzantine structure, the palace belonged to the Contarini family, who wanted to combine it with an adjacent building, but this plan was never realized. This is partly why the palazzo looks prosaic and outwardly unremarkable.
Architecture
The four-story building has a semicircular arched portal with access to the water, framed by two rectangular and two square window openings, and rustication in the corners. The first floor is separated from the upper ones by a massive cornice, which turns the floor into a kind of loggia. The triforas in the middle of the facade emphasize the central axis of the whole composition. All openings are framed with Istrian stone; corner stones on both sides of the facade are also made of this material up to the middle of the second floor. On the right side, the first floor ends with a lonely, strange in proportion, but typically Venetian column with a fancy capital.
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
900 m as the crow flies
Palazzo Contarini Pisanisotoportico del Traghetto, 3696, Cannaregio
Ca' D' Oro100 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia7.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Contarini Pisani?
Palazzo Contarini Pisani is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. Address: sotoportico del Traghetto, 3696, Cannaregio. GPS coordinates: 45.44142, 12.33281.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Contarini Pisani?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Boldù a San Felice (0 m away), Casa Levi Morenos (0 m away), Palazzetto Da Lezze (0 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Pal contarini pisani gran canal — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CANAL GRANDE - palazzo contarini pisani — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo Boldù a San Felice e Contarini Pisani Canal Grande Venezia 2 — This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Contarini Pisani, gennaio 2007 (Venezia) — icantsee, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzi Boldù a San Felice e Contarini Pisani Fontana Rezzonico Canal Grande Venezia — This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grand Canal - Palais Ghisi Contarini depuis le Quai dell'Olio — Patrice78500, Public domain
- Canale grande Venedig 2018-04-16 - 2 11 — Z thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Canalegrande Venedig 2018-04-16 - 2 2 — Z thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cannaregio, 30100 Venice, Italy - panoramio (36) — Lothar John, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences